By Jemma Carr For The Daily Mail
Published: 01:59 BST, 8 June 2019 | Updated: 09:39 BST, 8 June 2019
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May Day Bank Holiday will be moved to a Friday next year to fall on the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
It will be on Friday May 8 in 2020, the same day in 1945 that Nazi Germany surrendered in the Second World War.
The date, four days after the usual Bank Holiday Monday, will launch a three-day weekend to mark Victory in Europe Day.
Commemorative events are set to be held across the country to honour the sacrifice made by men and women during the Second World War.
The date, four days after the usual Bank Holiday Monday, will launch a three-day weekend to mark Victory in Europe Day (pictured: The Highland Infantrymen passing the Saluting base in the Mall, where the King took the salute, on VE Day)
Business Secretary Greg Clark said: ‘Moving next year’s early May Bank Holiday to VE Day itself is a right and fitting tribute.
